Trumps goal is revenge for forcing him to kill Epstein in order to get away with everything, which is why he does such dumb shit as “let covid run rampant” and “destroy all safety nets” and “rig elections with the help of oligarchs”

I always assumed it was used as a scapegoat to allow corporations to increase prices while blaming the source country (or us gov) then when the next admin comes in and wipes them out, prices stay high and the grift is ready for another round.